Portland Cement Association
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Increasing Recycling: Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations

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Portland Cement Association filed 1 comment on this docket between May 21, 2018 and May 21, 2018. 10 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 2996d ago.

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May 21, 2018· Comment submitted by Charles Franklin, Vice President and Counsel, Government Affairs, Portland Cement Association (PCA)· EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0463-0089

Attached please find comments from the Portland Cement Association. If you have any questions regarding these comments, please feel free to contact Charles Franklin at 202-719-1977 or cfranklin@cement.org.

Abstract

EPA is considering a proposal to add hazardous waste aerosol cans to those "universal wastes” regulated under 40 CFR 273. This change in the RCRA regulations, once finalized, should benefit the wide variety of establishments generating and managing aerosol cans, including the retail sector, by providing a clear, practical system for handling discarded aerosol cans. The streamlined universal waste regulations are expected to (1) ease regulatory burdens on retail stores and others that discard aerosol cans, (2) promote the collection and recycling of aerosol cans, and (3) encourage the development of municipal and commercial programs to reduce the quantity of these wastes going to municipal solid waste landfills or combustors.

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